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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> upac-request@list.arizona.edu [mailto:upac-request@list.arizona.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mitchell, Rebecca A - (rmitch)<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 30, 2013 8:53 AM<br><b>To:</b> upac@list.arizona.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> [UPAC] Honors contracts now online<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Good morning, UPAC colleagues:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I wanted to let you all know that the Honors contract process has gone paperless! If you’re working with a student who is planning to submit an Honors contract, please refer them to our website. Paper contracts are no longer available in our office. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The message below was sent to all Honors students this week. It provides details about Honors contract policies and a link to the online form. Please refer your students to the Honors College with any questions about this new process, and feel free to contact me if you have any questions yourselves.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Happy Friday!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-Rebecca <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D'>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D'>Dear Honors Student,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D'>Here at the Honors College, we are excited to announce that our Honors Contract process has gone paperless! In addition, we have made several improvements to our Honors Contracts website, including a FAQ section, sample Honors contracts, and a page about Standard Contracts for Tier I General Education Courses. </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D'>We will no longer accept paper contracts. Students will initiate the new online process by filling in their information and submitting it. The instructor will immediately receive an email containing a link to complete the contract, describing the work the student will complete in order to receive Honors credit for the course. The instructor will submit the contract for approval, and will be notified of its status after it has been reviewed. </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D'>Please see our <u><a href="http://www.honors.arizona.edu/future-students/honors-credit-across-campus" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1F497D'>website</span></a></u> (<a href="http://www.honors.arizona.edu/future-students/honors-credit-across-campus">http://www.honors.arizona.edu/future-students/honors-credit-across-campus</a> ) for a full explanation of the new process. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D'>Keep in mind that first-semester freshmen are not eligible to create an Honors Contract. </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D'>Honors contracts for the fall semester are due on September 20<sup>th</sup>, 2013. </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Poor Richard","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Poor Richard","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Poor Richard","serif";color:#1F497D'>Rebecca Mitchell, M.Ed. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Poor Richard","serif";color:#1F497D'>*****************************************<br>Senior Academic Advisor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Poor Richard","serif";color:#1F497D'>The Honors College at The University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Poor Richard","serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:rmitch@email.arizona.edu">rmitch@email.arizona.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Poor Richard","serif";color:#1F497D'>(520) 621-4262<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"OCR A Extended";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=240 height=75 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01CEA55D.579AAFE0" alt="Honors_SideCar_Tag_BlueText for email sig"></span><span style='font-family:"OCR A Extended";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"OCR A Extended";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"OCR A Extended";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>